LOGINGEORGINA'S POV, The safe house was on the outer edge of the city, tucked behind a row of buildings that had been abandoned. It was exactly the kind of place that didn't exist on any map anyone important looked at—unremarkable, forgettable, useful. I had three of them positioned across the kingdom
GEORGINA'S POV, I had known Anil for long enough to understand that his greatest flaw was also the thing that had once made me want him, he actually believed in things. Not strategically, not as performance, but genuinely, the way people believe in things when no one has yet taught them how expensi
ELIAS'S POV, I had been in enough rooms like this one to recognize the architecture of a trap before anyone bothered to spring it. Karlson was the provocateur, that much was obvious within the first few minutes of watching him work. He had the particular gift of people who had spent decades inside
ELIAS'S POV, I was seven years old the first time I saw her. My father had taken me to one of those gatherings. The noble families dressed it up as celebrations but were really just exercises in demonstrating power—who stood where, who spoke first, who had the finest clothes and the most polished
ELENA'S POV, Something shifted before anyone said a word. It wasn't loud or obvious, but I felt it, the way a room changes when danger decides to walk in and make itself comfortable. Andrew's warning still echoed in my ears, low and controlled but sharp enough to cut through everything else. Stay
ANDREW'S POV, Something ate at my nerves once we realised that neither of us were ready to move back. It pulled my mind from them and their smug looks. I thought about the bigger picture, the dirty politics that had ruined this kingdom for years. Every deal hid a knife. Every promise was a trick
“I’m afraid that Elena is that mistake,” she corrected, putting her hand on my thighs, which sent electricity down my spine.Georgina is an attractive lady, young with a model-like figure and sharp facial features. She had a very symmetrical face, big breasts and an even bigger back. I'd seen her on
RYAN'S POV,The room stayed silent long after Elena's last words consumed the tension between us.I could still see the bruise on Corbin's face, and every time I blinked, it seemed to get worse than before. The reddish-blue mark sat on his cheekbone like an accusation I couldn’t shake away, and one
RYAN’S POV,“My spies mentioned seeing him near the Bloodwood Forest and talking with the people from the orphanage.”Andrew looked at me like he saw through my lies, and wanted me to stop pretending that I wasn't running my own investigation. I didn't answer him because I feared he was trying to sp
Corbin cleared his throat. “There's no doubt anymore, Ryan. She would be facing a constant threat if the truth came out.”He was right about that, and I didn't know what I should be doing to protect her.I turned to Elena then, forcing myself to soften my voice as I spoke with her. “What do you want







